Being Black in America is an honor and a privilege. Black people in this country have endured and overcome so much while simultaneously contributing to every aspect of America’s foundation, culture ...

Every Black History Month and Juneteenth, pioneers in African American history are often mentioned like Dr. Martin Luther ...

As Black Americans stand in the face of what might be a Civil Rights Movement 2.0, we celebrate our contemporary civil rights ...

Human Rights Watch has documented cases of deaths and inhumane treatment of immigrants in detention centers throughout the US. “The name Guantánamo is synonymous with shame and infamy as the ...

Yet few today understand his quest to promote the economic and cultural advancement of Black people ... established the Marcus Garvey Prize for Human Rights. Some African countries adapted ...

Despite the stain of their abuse against Black leaders and activists, the FBI has historically played a critical role in civil rights case, including the investigations of the 1955 murder of ...

(AP) — Current and former Virginia elected leaders speaking at this weekend’s service for the first Black mayor of Richmond ... lifetime commitment to civil rights. Hundreds of people attended ...

The U.N. says Rwanda-backed rebels were quickly expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing the region’s major city The Latest The director of the U.S. Census Bureau has decided to ...

All four were Black, and the lunch counters at Woolworth ... nonviolent resistance and marked an early success for the civil rights movement. But it would take until 1964 for the Civil Rights ...

Current and former Virginia leaders are recalling the first Black mayor of Richmond for his trailblazing career and lifetime commitment to civil rights The Latest The director of the U.S. Census ...

A Stockton man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting patients at a medical facility in Galt, according to the Galt Police Department. Justin Atkinson, 23, of Stockton, was arrested on ...